2023–24 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Rankings
Two human polls make up the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Legend AP poll The AP poll for women's college basketball poll began during the 1976–77 season, and was initially compiled by Mel Greenberg Mel Greenberg (born April 16, 1947) is an American sports journalist focusing on women's basketball. Since 1970, Greenberg has written for ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', where he predominantly covers college and professional women's basketball. ... and published by '' The Philadelphia Inquirer''. At first, it was a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the top 20 teams was produced. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers. USA Today Coaches Poll The Coaches Poll is the second-oldest poll still in u ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023–24 LSU Tigers Women's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 LSU Tigers women's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by third-year head coach Kim Mulkey, and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Previous season The 2022–23 LSU Tigers women's basketball team, Tigers finished the season 34–2 (15–1 SEC) to finish in second in the SEC. The Tigers won the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament, 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game, 102–85, against 2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team, Iowa. The championship was the first in program history and Kim Mulkey's fourth championship as a head coach. Offseason Departures 2023 recruiting class Incoming transfers Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Exhibition , - !colspan=9 style=, Non-confere ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023–24 Maryland Terrapins Women's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins were led by head coach Brenda Frese in her 22nd season, and played their home games at the Xfinity Center as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Previous season The Terrapins finished the 2022–23 season with a 28–7 record, including 15–3 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Elite Eight, before being eliminated by South Carolina. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Exhibition , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular Season , - !colspan=9 style="", Big Ten tournament , - !colspan=6 style=, Rankings References {{DEFAULTSORT:2023-24 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team Maryland Terrapins wom ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023–24 Oklahoma Sooners Women's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sooners, were led by third-year head coach Jennie Baranczyk and played their home games at the Lloyd Noble Center as members of the Big 12 Conference. The season was the last season in the Big 12 Conference for Oklahoma as they joined the SEC on July 1, 2024. Previous season The Sooners finished the season 26–7, 14–4 in Big 12 play to win the Big 12 regular season title with Texas. As No. 2 seed in the Big 12 women's tournament, the Sooners defeated TCU in the quarterfinals before losing Iowa State in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament as a 5th seed in the Greenville Region 1 where they defeated Portland in the first round before losing to UCLA in the second round. Offseason Departures Incoming transfers Recruits 2023 recruiting class 2024 Recruiting Class ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023–24 NC State Wolfpack Women's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by eleventh-year head coach Wes Moore and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Wolfpack got off to a hot start to the season when they upset second ranked Connecticut in the second game of the season. The Wolfpack were unranked at the time and valuted to fourteenth in the nation with the win. They carried their momentum through the Paradise Jam, defeating number 3 Colorado to win the championship. After the tournament win, the team was ranked fifth. Following and ACC–SEC Challenge win over Vanderbilt and a win over Illinois State, the Wolfpack reached their season highest ranking of third. The Wolfpack finished off the non-conference season with three more wins, and finished that portion of the season undefeated. The Wolfpack started the A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023–24 Mississippi State Bulldogs Women's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Sam Purcell, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Previous season The Bulldogs finished the season 22–11 (9–7 SEC) to finish in a tie for fifth place in the conference. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Illinois in the First Four and Creighton in the first round before falling to Notre Dame in the second round. Offseason Departures 2023 recruiting class Incoming transfers Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, SEC regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=, WBIT Rankings See also * 2023–24 Mi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023–24 Washington State Cougars Women's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars were led by sixth-year head coach Kamie Ethridge and they played their home games at Beasley Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They were invited to compete in the inaugural 2024 WBIT as a number one seeded team. This would be final season as Pac-12 member as they will join West Coast Conference as affiliate member for the next two years. Previous season The Cougars 23–11, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a seventh place. They defeated California, Utah, Colorado and UCLA to win their first ever Pac-12 women's tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament. They received the number 5 seed in the Greenville Regional 2. They were upset in the first round by number 12 seed Florida Gulf Coast. Offseason Departures Incoming Recruiting Roster ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023–24 Illinois Fighting Illini Women's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team represented the University of Illinois during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Illini were led by second-year head coach Shauna Green, and they played their home games at State Farm Center. This season marked the program's 42nd season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Previous season The Illini finished the 2022–23 season 22–10 overall, with a 11–7 record in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. As the sixth seed in the Big Ten women's tournament, they defeated eleventh seed Rutgers in the first round before losing to third seed Maryland in the second round. The team was invited to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament as one of the First Four teams to play, losing to Mississippi State. This marked their first appearance in the NCAA tournament since 2003. The Illini's turnaround in 2022–23 was considered "remarkable" given the program's h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023–24 Creighton Bluejays Women's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by 22nd-year head coach Jim Flanery, played their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. Previous season The Bluejays finished the season at 22–9 and 15–5 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Seton Hall in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament before losing to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a 6th seed in Greensville region 2 where they were upset by 11th seed Mississippi State. Offseason Departures Recruiting There were no recruiting classing class of 2023. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Exhibition , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=, NCAA Women's Tournament Ran ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023–24 USC Trojans Women's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. This was the last year the team played in the Pac-12 as they are slated to join the Big Ten Conference. The squad was led by third-year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb. The Trojans finished as 2024 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament champions and made it to the Elite 8. They finished the season with a No. 5 AP ranking and a No. 6 ranking in the Coaches' poll. USC started off ranked No. 21 in the preseason rankings in both the AP and Coaches Polls. For the final regular season AP poll, they finished in 5th. Although they were picked to finished 6th by the last-ever Pac-12 coaches poll, the team finished tied for second. They earned the 2-seed in the Pac-12 tournament as they held the second tiebreaker over U ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023–24 Colorado Buffaloes Women's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buffaloes were led by eighth year head coach JR Payne and played their home games at the CU Events Center in their last season as members of the Pac-12 Conference before they will rejoin the Big 12 Conference in the 2024–25 season. Previous season The Buffaloes finished the season 25–9, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place. They defeated Oregon State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament before losing in the semifinals to Washington State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Middle Tennessee in the First Round and Duke in the Second Round before losing to Iowa in the Sweet Sixteen. This was the Buffaloes' first advancement to the Sweet Sixteen since 2003. Offseason Departures Incoming Recruiting Roster ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023–24 Baylor Bears Women's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 Baylor Bears women's basketball team represented Baylor University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears were led by third-year head coach Nicki Collen and played their 2023 home games at the Ferrell Center and 2024 games at the Foster Pavilion. The Baylor Bears competed as members of the Big 12 Conference. Previous season The 2022–23 Baylor Bears women's basketball team finished the 2022–23 season 20–13, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a 3 way tie for fourth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as a No. 7 seed in the Seattle Region 3, where they defeated Alabama in the first round before losing to UConn in the second round. Offseason Departures Incoming Recruiting Recruiting class of 2024 Roster Schedule Source: , - !colspan=10 style="", Exhibition , - !colspan=1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023–24 Florida State Seminoles Women's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by third-year head coach Brooke Wyckoff, who previously served as interim head coach for the team during the 2020–21 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, 2020–21 season. The Seminoles played their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Seminoles started the season ranked eighteenth in the country and won their first five games to start the season. This five game stretch included a win over eleventh-ranked 2023–24 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, Tennessee and a rivalry win over 2023–24 Florida Gators women's basketball team, Florida. Their first loss of the season came in the Ball Dawgs Classic to fourth-ranked 2023–24 Stanfo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |